Well...it's kind of like requiring UNIFORMS for school kids.....maybe they'll rise up to the challenge? And act older than jr hi kids? We can hope.
you have to admit though, the vast majority of them do, and there are a few that really make it bad for the rest of them.
Guys like Tim Duncan and Yao and guys like that never get into trouble. Most of the bench players (those not on the Trail Blazers) don't either, but every year, you can count on 3 or 4 high profile players to get caught doing something dumb and then the ESPN's of the world report the crap out of it.
But preception is 9/10ths of the battle with viewers and ticket sales. If it doesn't look like a gangbang on the side lines, and assuming the players aren't starting riots in the stands like they did in Detroit, it stands to reason that maybe a dress code would add some professionalism back into the thing.